Goal setting is a worthwhile and necessary function on the road to success. But over-striving to meet goals often results in more stress, and thus, the need to find ways to reduce it. When attempting to reduce goal-oriented stress, your friends at Dale Carnegie Training of Central & Western PA recommends first examining the goals you’ve set…
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Creating a Strong Leadership Image
Being a strong leader is a combination of a number of things. For some, it is a natural gift—a magnetism that gravitates others to them and makes them an effective leader. For others, leadership is a quality built up over time, constructed and refined and practiced until it gains effective gravity. First Impressions are Everything…
4 Cost Effective Ways to Re-engage Your Employees
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to do someone else’s job for a day? Some organizations take this question very seriously and use it as a means of employee engagement. This is one of several low-cost tasks that management can do to increase employee engagement and discussion about job satisfaction in the…
9 Quick e-Mail Etiquette Tips
Most people in business send and receive thousands of e-mails per year. While e-mail is a valuable business tool, you always have to ensure that you follow the proper etiquette. After all, e-mail is another extension of yourself, just as if you were writing a letter or meeting someone in person. Here are some tips…
How to Conduct an Employee Review
No matter when you do an employee review, it gives you a chance to assess your team members on an individual level. While an employee assessment process is often times looked at as an exhaustive process, it does give you a great way to be one-on-one with everyone on your team. To help you conduct…
7 Traits Exhibited by a Team Player
The ability to work effectively in a team is essential to your professional growth. If this is a concern for you, then it’s time to examine what type of primary traits you should work on developing in yourself and your employees. If others see yourself as a team player, there is a good chance that…
Following Through with Your Customers
Some companies are having a very difficult time trying to overcome the obstacles presented by the challenging state of the economy. While in the past the main driver of business was through word of mouth, with a declining number in the customer base, companies need to find a new way to promote themselves. A great…
How to Stay Flexible During Change
To truly succeed on a day-to-day basis, think of yourself as stretchable, expandable, and able to adapt to anything new. After all, who wants to view themselves as static, inflexible, and unable to adapt? Periods of change are unpredictable, and we may be asked to adapt to changes that we never anticipated. In order to…
4 Tips for Just Being Yourself on Your Next Job Interview
Job interviews can be a stressful ordeal. Before you even walk into the interview room you’ll likely be wondering if the employer will like you, if you’re wearing the right clothing, if you’ll say the right thing, or if you’ll just flub the whole thing. Most interviewees claim they did not get a job they…
6 Components to Creating an Effective Business Team
Have you ever wondered why some teams complete goals efficiently and successfully while others fail? When components are missing, a team can end up elongating a process instead of completing a task. While every team is different, you will increase your chances of building a strong team by incorporating the following 6 tips from your…